Abstract
Hamstring injuries are common in many sports involving high-load eccentric hamstring activation, including Gaelic football. Eccentric hamstring peak torque (PT) and hamstring angle to peak torque (AngPT) have not been examined in previously injured Gaelic footballers. This study aimed to determine whether significant hamstring and quadriceps PT deficits were present in Gaelic footballers after a hamstring injury. Concentric hamstring and quadriceps PT at 60 and 180 degrees/second (°/s) and eccentric hamstring PT at 30°/s were measured using an isokinetic dynamometer in 18 male Gaelic footballers (nine previously injured, nine controls). Hamstring AngPT, as well as hamstring and quadriceps PT and PT ratios were analysed. For previously injured limbs, hamstring AngPT occurred at significantly shorter muscle lengths (p=0.038) than for the contralateral uninjured limbs in eccentric testing only. There were no other significant differences (p > 0.05) at any velocity, for within-subject or
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 47 - 54 |
| Journal | Isokinetics and Exercise Science |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Hamstring Muscles -- Injuries
- Soccer Injuries -- Complications
- Muscle Strength -- Evaluation
- Quadriceps Muscles -- Physiopathology
- Hamstring Muscles -- Physiopathology
- Human
- Male
- Adult
- Ireland
- Eccentric Contraction
- Concentric Contraction
- Questionnaires
- Descriptive Statistics
- Dynamometry
- Exercise Test
- Muscular
- Isokinetic Exercises
- T-Tests
- Data Analysis Software
- Athletic Injuries -- Rehabilitation
- Retrospective Design